Vista Unified School District's Resource Directory
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Body Image
Body Image and Self Esteem
Boys and Body Image
Help Your Daughter Create a Healthy Body Image
Parenting of Adolescents-Body Image
Bullying
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center- Bullying
What You Can Do If You Are Being Bullied
Teens Health- Dealing With Bullying
Stompout Bullying
Cyberbullying
Communication
Communication Skills for Parents
Decision Making
Adolescents and Decision Making
Helping Your Teen Make Responsible Choices
By Parents For Parents: Online Parenting Resources for Parents and Teens
Depression
Teen Depression:A Guide for Teens
Teen Depression:A Guide for Parents
Drugs and Alcohol
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Alateen/Alanon (help for families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen is our recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.)
NA (Narcotics Anonymous)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse -for TEENS
The Brain and Addiction
How to Recognize Substance Abuse
The Oz House (YMCA)
Eating Disorders
Males and Eating Disorders
Grief
Common Reactions to Grief and Loss
Helping Teens with Grief:Tips for Parents
Compassionate Friends (assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive)
Homeless/Shelters
Solutions for Change
Vista Homeless Shelter
Resources for Homeless in Vista
Internet Safety
Social Networking Tips for Parents and Teens
Medical
Vista Community Clinic
TriCity Hospital
Smoking/Tobacco
Nicotine Addiction and Other Dangers of Tobacco Use
Stress
Stress and Depression
Causes of Stress and Keeping it Under Control
Family Education: Teen Stress
Ten Ways to Cope with Stress
Teens Coping With Stress
Study Skills
A Study Skills Resource Site
Study Guides and Strategies
Test Anxiety
Tips for Better Test Taking
Violence Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Youth Crisis Hotline 1.800.hit.home
The Bridge (24-hour runaway shelter) 619.521.3939
California Runaway Hotline 1.800.843.5200
National Hopeline Network 1.800.SUICIDE 1.800.784.2433
Operated by teens, for teens, Teen Line
1-800-TLC-TEEN (1-800-852-8336) or 310-955-HOPE (310-855-4673)
Nightly 6:00 pm-10:00 pm (pst)
Suicide Hotline
1.800.479.3339